Rotation Directors: Bruce Kole, M.D. (Service 1)
Mark Silverman, M.D. (Service 2)
Duration: One month
Maximum number of students per four-week period: Five
Candidates: Senior students of approved medical schools
Description:
This elective is designed to give the student an opportunity to learn the neurologic exam as well as to be acquainted with the diagnosis, findings and treatment of the following frequently seen neurological diseases:
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1. Stroke
2. Headaches
3. Multiple Sclerosis
4. Myasthenia Gravis
5. Dizziness
6. Dementia
7. Neuropathy
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8. Myopathy
9. Meningitis
10. Epilepsy
11. Parkinson's Disease
12. Coma
13. Others
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The student will participate in daily hospital rounds with the preceptor which will include reviewing EEG’s, MRI’s, x-rays, CT scans and electromyogram. The student will perform consultations with supervision, as well as participate in the preceptor’s office regularly. Reading will include a neurology outline that is handed out and the neurology section in Harrison’s Textbook of Internal Medicine. Any material relating to neurology is encouraged to be read by the student in addition to the above mentioned.
In following this procedure of study, we feel the medical student will receive a broad education in the field of neurology through practical experience and observation.
